A World of Ideas to Change the World
How far have women come? What about sexism and racism? How do social relationships between women and men impact society? The Institute of Women's Studies gives you the knowledge and tools you need to both answer these questions and help improve the well-being of more than half the human race.
News
- The Institute of Women’s Studies is thrilled to offer an exciting new undergraduate programon women, gender and feminism. Focusing on critical issues such as globalization, transnationalism, sexualities, intersectionality, anti-racism and social justice, this interdisciplinary program will be offered as of September 2012.
Recent Publications
- "Engendering Migrant Health: Canadian Perspectives", edited by Denise L. Spitzer (Institute of Women's Studies and Institute of Population Health), University of Toronto Press, 320 p.
- "When Biometrics Fail: Gender, Race, and the Technology of Identity", by Shoshana Magnet (Institute of Women's Studies and Department of Criminology), Duke University Press, 2011, 207 p.
- "Haïti aujourd'hui, Haïti demain, Regards croisés", edited by Andrea Martinez (Institute of Women's Studies and School of International Development and Global Studies), Pierre Beaudet and Stephen Baranyi, University of Ottawa Press, 2011, 194 p.
- " Femmes et exils : formes et figures ", edited by Dominique Bourque (Institute of Women's Studies and Department of Français) and Nellie Hogikyan, PUL, 2010, 314 p.
- "Solidarities Beyond Borders. Transnationalizing Women's Movements", edited by Dominique Masson (Institute of Women's Studies and Department of Sociology and Anthropology), Dominique Caouette and Pascale Dufour, UBC Press, 2010, 280 p.